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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35 · Sidney, NE · June 9, 2015

Date: June 9, 2015 · 10:30 local
Place: Sidney, NE
Airport: Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W. Carr Fiel
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N11E
Reported as: Beech 35
Reported engine: Continental E-225
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 635 total85 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N11ERegistered now · Beech 35S/N D-699 · Built 1947 Airframe modelBeech 35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed sterling, co on June 9, 2015, around 0800. At approximately 0845 the pilot smelled burning plastic or rubber. The smell receded and then came back stronger filling the cockpit with heavy smoke. Pilot pulled the fire vent on right side of panel and smoke dissipated. Aircraft GPS showed the nearest airport to be Sidney, NE.

Pilot set up for runway 31 at Sidney, with 1 notch of flaps and a gear down indication. On landing, the gear in fact was not extended and the pilot did a gear-up landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED STERLING, CO ON JUNE 9, 2015, AROUND 0800. AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 THE PILOT SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC OR RUBBER. THE SMELL RECEDED AND THEN CAME BACK STRONGER FILLING THE COCKPIT WITH HEAVY SMOKE. PILOT PULLED THE FIRE VENT ON RIGHT SIDE OF PANEL AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. AIRCRAFT GPS SHOWED THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO BE SIDNEY, NE.

PILOT SET UP FOR RUNWAY 31 AT SIDNEY, WITH 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS AND A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. ON LANDING, THE GEAR IN FACT WAS NOT EXTENDED AND THE PILOT DID A GEAR-UP LANDING.

Other reports on N11E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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